Nocturnal light effects on menstrual cycle length

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 387-390

  Rex, Katharine M ^a   Kripke, Daniel F ^a,b   Cole, Roger J ^c   Klauber, Melville R ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b San Diego   (United States)

^c Synchrony Applied Health Sciences   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PHOTOTHERAPY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PHOTOTHERAPY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0031307347     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.1997.3.387     Document Type: Article

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